COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A DOCUMENT EDITOR IN-SPACE USER INTERFACE AND A DOCUMENT EDITOR OUT-SPACE USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A method of communicating status information for a document from an out-space user interface to an in-space user interface for alerting a user of the document of the availability of the status information in the out-space user interface, comprising:
- providing an in-space user interface having an out-space actuator associated with the out-space user interface, and displaying a document in the in-space user interface;
receiving a status of the document, and saving the status of the document in the out-space user interface;
temporarily displaying in the in-space user interface an out-space communication user interface (UI) component for alerting a user of the document about the availability of the status of the document; and
disposing the out-space actuator in the out-space communication user interface (UI) component for allowing deployment of the out-space user interface in response to selection of the out-space actuator from the out-space communication user interface (UI) component for allowing the user of the document to review the status of the document.
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Abstract
An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document'"'"'s status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of communicating status information for a document from an out-space user interface to an in-space user interface for alerting a user of the document of the availability of the status information in the out-space user interface, comprising:
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providing an in-space user interface having an out-space actuator associated with the out-space user interface, and displaying a document in the in-space user interface; receiving a status of the document, and saving the status of the document in the out-space user interface; temporarily displaying in the in-space user interface an out-space communication user interface (UI) component for alerting a user of the document about the availability of the status of the document; and disposing the out-space actuator in the out-space communication user interface (UI) component for allowing deployment of the out-space user interface in response to selection of the out-space actuator from the out-space communication user interface (UI) component for allowing the user of the document to review the status of the document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 20)
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9. A method of communicating status information for a document from an out-space user interface to an in-space user interface for alerting a user of the document of the availability of the status information in the out-space user interface, comprising:
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providing an in-space user interface having an out-space actuator associated with the out-space user interface, and displaying a document in the in-space user interface; receiving a status of the document, and saving the status of the document in the out-space user interface; displaying in the in-space user interface a message bar for alerting a user of the document about the availability of the status of the document; and disposing the out-space actuator in the message bar for allowing deployment of the out-space user interface in response to selection of the out-space actuator from the message bar for allowing the user of the document to review the status of the document. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communicating status information for a document from a secondary user interface to a primary interface for alerting a user of the document of the availability of the status information in the secondary user interface, comprising:
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providing a primary user interface having an actuator associated with the secondary user interface, and displaying a document in the primary user interface; receiving a first status of the document, and saving the first status of the document in the secondary user interface; temporarily displaying in the primary user interface an out-space communication user interface (UI) component for alerting a user of the document about the availability of the first status of the document; disposing the actuator associated with the secondary user interface in the out-space communication user interface (UI) component for allowing deployment of the secondary user interface in response to selection of the actuator from the out-space communication user interface (UI) component for allowing the user of the document to review the status of the document; displaying in the primary user interface a message bar for alerting a user of the document about the availability of a second status of the document saved in the secondary user interface; and disposing the actuator associated with the secondary user interface in the message bar for allowing deployment of the out-space user interface in response to selection of the actuator from the message bar for allowing the user of the document to review the second status of the document. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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